This Kid is Too Pitiful, His Opportunity is Gone.

On the other side, Chrysanthemum Douluo returned to Star Lake in a sorry state.

"Yue Guan, what happened to you..." Gui Mei stared at Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was spitting blood and whose aura was withered, in utter shock.

"Old Ghost, it was that madman Tang Hao," Chrysanthemum Douluo said weakly.

Tang Hao!

Gui Mei's expression turned solemn in an instant. "What exactly happened?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo gasped for air, recounting everything that had just occurred in full detail.

After listening, Gui Mei pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance. Tang Hao's strength cannot be underestimated. We shall report this to the Most Beautiful Pope shortly and let her decide."

"I will heal your injuries first."

"Very well, I leave it to you, Old Ghost."

Just as Gui Mei was healing Chrysanthemum Douluo, Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes.

She felt the surging Soul Power within her and was in a good mood, but as she turned her head, she saw the two of them healing.

"What is going on? Is Yue Guan injured?"

Bibi Dong frowned slightly, sensing that the situation was not simple.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo noticed Bibi Dong's movement, but they dared not lose focus at that moment.

It was not until Gui Mei had stabilized Chrysanthemum Douluo's injuries that the two immediately went before Bibi Dong and knelt on one knee.

"Congratulations to the Most Beautiful Pope for advancing your strength further!"

Bibi Dong waved her hand and asked directly, "What happened just now?"

The two dared not conceal anything and immediately reported the encounter with Tang Hao and Tang San in detail.

After hearing their report, Bibi Dong fell into deep thought.

Tang San, Tang Hao...

That's right, the Group Owner had previously revealed in the Chat Group that this Tang San and the Shrek group were coming to Star Dou Forest to hunt for souls.

He even said that Tang San would obtain a two-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring here, as well as an extremely rare External Soul Bone.

She hadn't expected Chrysanthemum Douluo to ruin the affair and even force Tang Hao out in the process.

It was a pity about that External Soul Bone; although its grade was not high, its value was immense.

Earlier in the group, seeing that girl named Ning Rongrong win a ten-thousand-year External Soul Bone in the Warp lottery, she had felt a bit envious.

If she could possess such a thing, her strength would certainly increase by another notch.

However, it didn't matter.

With the Warp lottery, she would obtain one sooner or later, and the quality would surely be a hundred times better than that Man Faced Demon Spider's External Soul Bone.

Besides, hadn't her own draw just now yielded a hundred-thousand-year soul ring? It even came with quite a few soul bones as a bonus.

Now, it should be Tang Hao and his son Tang San who were worried.

Without this soul ring that exceeded the age limit and the External Soul Bone, Tang San's future would surely lose much of its luster.

She really hadn't expected that going out on a mission would allow her to incidentally influence the future revealed by the Group Owner.

This Chat Group was truly interesting.

A playful smile curled the corners of Bibi Dong's lips as she slowly stood up.

"Set this matter aside for now. Follow me back to Spirit Hall to discuss it further."

"Yes!"

[Most Beautiful Pope: Group Owner, the future you revealed yesterday has been changed by me.]

Aedes Elysiae.

Ye Qiong looked at the private message sent by Bibi Dong and raised an eyebrow in feigned surprise.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Oh? How so?]

[Most Beautiful Pope: Heh, aren't you able to peer into the secrets of heaven? Why not calculate what this seat has just done.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Let me think... You shouldn't be at Spirit Hall recently. Did you go to Star Dou Forest? And did you run into Tang San?]

On the other side of the screen, Bibi Dong was shaken. This Group Owner was truly not simple.

[Most Beautiful Pope: That is correct.]

Bibi Dong immediately informed Ye Qiong of the general situation, a hint of hard-to-detect pride in her tone.

After listening, Ye Qiong was overjoyed.

Bibi Dong had said she changed the plot, so he couldn't know what had happened, but he wasn't a god either. He didn't know the details after the change; this was just a probe to make Bibi Dong tell him the process herself.

But he hadn't expected the specific details to be like this. That kid was too miserable; his fortuitous encounter was gone.

This was truly amusing.

Bibi Dong had inadvertently altered the plot; Tang San had lost his Eight Spider Lances, which was a significant nerf to his power.

More importantly, she had confirmed a crucial piece of information through her words.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: I see. It seems you have already returned to Spirit Hall to prepare for your next move?]

Bibi Dong did not deny it.

With this confirmed, the weight that had been pressing on Ye Qiong's heart finally lifted.

The greatest threat outside Star Lake had departed; it was time to leave.

He put away his Soul Tool and waved at the three girls chatting within the secret realm.

"Everyone, get ready. The danger has passed, and we can leave the secret realm now."

By the edge of Star Lake.

Ning Rongrong stretched her back. "Finally out."

Although Ye Qiong's small secret realm was comfortable and pleasant, adventuring on Douluo Continent was far more interesting.

"Alright, since we're all out, let's discuss our plans moving forward." Ye Qiong clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"I plan to go to Heaven Dou City," Ye Qiong stated his destination first.

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately chimed in, "That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't want to spend another day at that Shrek Academy; it feels like there's something seriously wrong with that place."

"Agreed!"

"+1."

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu also nodded in approval.

"Then where do you all want to go?" Ye Qiong asked directly.

Ning Rongrong glanced at Ye Qiong and asked with a grin, "What are you going to Heaven Dou City for?"

"Open a small shop, buy a house, and continue living my leisurely life," Ye Qiong said with a shrug.

Ning Rongrong was surprised. "You don't want to go to an academy? You don't want to participate in the Spirit Master Tournament?"

"What's so good about an academy?"

Ye Qiong curled his lip.

"I can handle my own cultivation. Going there means having to coordinate with a bunch of people, looking after those noobs, and then having to follow them to some competition—what a hassle."

As soon as he said this, the three girls nodded in agreement.

It was indeed a hassle.

Especially after witnessing the wonders of the Group Chat System, they felt that academy training couldn't compare to the thrill of completing missions and drawing prizes.

Xiao Wu spoke up as well: "I want to escape. I want to escape Tang Hao's surveillance."

Ye Qiong nodded. "Now is indeed a good time to leave. Since you were abducted by a spirit beast, Tang Hao wouldn't dare to enter the core area."

"Then, can I go to Heaven Dou City with you?"

Xiao Wu's next sentence nearly made Ye Qiong lose his composure.

"What did you say? You want to go to Heaven Dou City with me too?"

"Is there a problem?" Xiao Wu blinked her large, innocent eyes.

Ye Qiong shook his head, caught between laughter and tears. "It's not that. I don't see any issue with Zhuqing and Rongrong coming along, but you? Are you sure you aren't walking right into the tiger's den?"

"You have to realize, Heaven Dou City is much larger than Suotuo City. It's the imperial capital, and the number of Spirit Douluos and Titled Douluos there is not small. If you go there, aren't you just handing yourself over like a gift, offering yourself up as a spirit ring for others?"

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

The Group Owner made a valid point.